The story of outside money in this year's contest for control of the Senate, told in handy, embeddable charts.
Continue readingOutside interests pour $37 million into N.C. Senate race
The North Carolina Senate race has drawn the most outside spending in the nation, totaling a massive $37.5 million.
Continue readingMichael Bloomberg pours millions into abortion fight
New FEC documents from Women Vote!, a Super PAC affiliated with Emily's List, show the former Mayor gave the group a $2 million cash infusion in July.
Continue readingFrom the Piedmont to the Rockies, outside money swamping candidates
A Sunlight analysis of ad buys in sample TV markets show outside groups outspending Senate candidates in three key races.
Continue readingOutside political spending = economic boom in D.C.
The politicians may love to hate Washington but guess where most of the money being spent on their behalf is going.
Continue readingKoch-affiliated groups gobble up airtime at more than 100 TV stations
As of July 10, according to data from Sunlight’s Political Ad Sleuth, groups linked to Charles and David Koch have bought advertising time at least 106 different stations from Miami to Anchorage, Alaska.
Continue readingDark money in North Carolina’s Hagan-Tillis Senate race: 4,086 ad spots at WBTV
Outside groups bought virtually all the ads one Charlotte TV station has aired in North Carolina's hotly contested Senate race, and nearly half the dollars they spent haven't been reported to the Federal Election Commission.
Continue readingClean energy group didn’t report NC ‘electioneering’ ad
A nonprofit clean energy group that ran electioneering ads urging voters to "thank Senator Hagan" 23 days before the North Caroline senator faced a primary election failed to report its spending to the Federal Election Commission.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Carolina on donors’ minds
N.C. is the focus of this week's Campaign Intelligence, where outside groups have spent nearly $8 million on a bitter Senate race, while a ten-term GOP congressman has gotten absolutely zilch in independent expenditures from conservative groups.
Continue readingDoctors turn lobbying effort to Senate to preserve Medicare pay
When the Senate returns to Washington next week, doctors will be at the door — and not to administer CPR.
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